Richard Beard – Richard Beard – CEO of Jericho Foundation and CEO of Jericho Foundation and Chair of BEST NetworkChair of BEST Network

Launched 2008 / Full trading begun in 2009 as ltd company

Initial 8 Members – now 80

First contract for £200k, total now won for Members £5m

Value shared between 45 different Members

Contracts from £900 to >£100kp.a

5068 disadvantaged clients supported through BEST Network activity

Richard Beard – CEO of Jericho Foundation and Chair of BEST NetworkRichard Beard – CEO of Jericho Foundation and Chair of BEST NetworkContracts Delivered to date Number of Members

WNF (BCC) 8

FJF (BE Birmingham) 12

NLDC (SFA) 30

Work Programme Specialist Support (EOS Works) 11

Remploy Futures 15

Flexible Support Fund (JCP) 7

BMET sub-contract 2

Adult Ed sub-contract 10

“Advance Programme” DWP Innovation Fund

•Supporting NEET young people and those at risk of becoming so between ages 14 – 24 across Birmingham and Solihull

•Running until Mar 2015

•Being delivered by:

Merlin, St Pauls Trust, Jericho Foundation, Disability Resource Centre, Create a Future, Pathway First, BID Services, Ashiana, Enterkey, Worth Unlimited, Crossmatch Solutions

www.advancebirmingham.co.uk

Live Contracts

“Youth Contract” Education Funding Agency•Supporting young people 16 and 17 with one GCSE or less or who have been in the Care System, or who have been in custody/serving a Community Sentence – to re-engage with mainstream education/find and sustain an apprenticeship

•Running until Mar 2015

•Being delivered by:

Merlin, St Pauls Trust, Jericho Foundation, Pathway First, Crossmatch Solutions, CVCRS, Local Leagues, SOVA, Sport for Life, Young People Be Alliance, Dean Foundation ------ OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS

https://sites.google.com/a/thebestnetwork.org.uk/youthcontract/

Live Contracts

“ESF Skills Support for the Workforce”

• Up-skilling SME employees/volunteers whose highest qualification is Level 2

•Pilot running until May 2014

•Being delivered by:

Pathway First, Community Connect Foundation, Ashiana, Amina Trust, Muath Trust, Crossmatch Solutions

Live Contracts

Targeted Employment Support 1 (Aston)

Targeted Employment Support 2 (West Bromwich, Smethwick, Lozells & East Handsworth)

DCLG – Pre ESOL competition (bid submitted by BAES)

Live Bids submitted

GBS LEP / ESF ERDF

Post Work Programme Support for clients

CCGs

SIBs

ERSS Framework to re-open

Lottery: Reaching Communities

GBS LEP – ESF/ERDF

allocated circa £220m in ERDF and ESF (50/50)

finalised plan required by Jan ‘14 to cover:

priorities, pipeline of activities, commissioning

ESF priorities (£110m) 2014 - 2020

• Employment and labour mobility

•Social inclusion and fighting poverty

•Education, skills and lifelong learning

Youth Unemployment – extra €23m available 2014/15

Main focus of spend over next two years as match funding

must be found

GBS LEP – ESF/ERDF

BEST Actions:

Meeting with secretariat for the Employment and Skills Board

Meeting with BCC lead on European Funding

Lobbying on Members’ behalf

Member Actions:

“Please participate in the Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP’s social enterprise surveyhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HXGBC3Vrun by the Digbeth Trust”

Post Work Programme Support

“Help to Work” from April 2014; anticipated DWP procurement from December 2013 – 3 elements:

training courses for long term unemployed

Community Work Placements – “of community benefit” / 6 months in length / 30 hours per week

intensive work preparation (daily support from JCP)

CCGs – Clinical Commissioning Groups

CCGs: groups of GPs responsible for planning, designing and commissioning local health services in England, including:

Planned hospital careUrgent and emergency careRehabilitation careCommunity health servicesMental health and learning disability services

BEST Network currently designing an offer to CCGs in partnership with APM-UK (social investor and health assessment and welfare to work specialists)

SIBs – Social Impact Bonds/Social Investment Partnerships

Payment by Results contracts cash-flowed by social investment

Achieving ‘cash-able’ savings to the public purse

Dialogue with BCC about the Cabinet Office/Lottery “Commissioning Better Outcomes and the Social Outcomes Fund” initiative

Lots of potential for the Network

ERSS Framework to re-open 2014

“Employment Related Support Services” Framework

List of Providers approved by DWP

the default vehicle for sourcing all DWP employment related contracts

Important to the Network as these will be our local Primes

BEST will be positioning the Network to feature in Primes’ bids to join the Framework

Lottery: Reaching Communities

All projects must address one or more of the following outcomes: People have better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills

Stronger communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems

Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy

Healthier and more active people and communities

Projects up to 5 years long, no upper limit on funding now

NLDC 2013/14

Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities:

• SFA funded programme, partnered with BAES, to support people furthest away from learning and employment

• To coach and motivate individuals through personal issues such as low confidence/self-esteem, anger management, motivation, etc.

• To also make available support in job search, CV writing and completing application forms, along work prep initiatives e.g voluntary work experience

NLDC 2013/14

Funding and Applications:

• Funding is for 15 contracts, of £15k each

• Applications can be accepted from tomorrow (24th October), by e-mail to Peter and Nikki:peter@thebestnetwork.org.uk , nikki@thebestnetwork.org.uk

• Closing date for applications:11:59pm, Tuesday 5th November

• All relevant paperwork, guidance etc., can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/thebestnetwork.org.uk/nldc/

• We will circulate this link immediately

• An independent panel will score the applications, and the contracts will be awarded to the highest scorers

NLDC 2013/14

Client Eligibility:

• 19+, unemployed and in receipt of Working Age Benefits, and will primarily be ‘Core’, with some ‘Additional’

• At least 70% will be Core and no more than 30% Additional

• Core is defined as:Unemployed for 12 Months+, and living in a Target Ward: (Aston, Bordesley Green, Ladywood, Lozells & East Handsworth, Nechells, Soho, Sparkbrook, Washwood Heath)

• Additional is defined as:Unemployed for 6-12 Months, and living in a Target Ward-or-Unemployed for 12 Months+, and not living in a Target Ward, but still in the Birmingham area

NLDC 2013/14

• The NLDC Programme is delivered as a part of the Birmingham Community Learning Trust activity:http://birminghamclt.wordpress.com

• The CLT is a collaboration of The BEST Network, B’ham Colleges and BAES, all of whom receive “community learning” money

• All NLDC providers must have (or be able to demonstrate working towards) MATRIX accreditation

• All NLDC provider orgs will use the same eligibility, tracking, progression and monitoring tools that BAES currently use

All NLDC activity will begin Monday 25th November 2013, and is to be completed by 31st July 2014